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ADA updates nutrition guidelines to address varied eating patterns
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently released new recommendations on nutrition therapy for adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/08/5.htm
8 Nov 2013
Score predicts diabetes remission after Roux-en-Y surgery
Researchers created a new score, based on four variables, which can help predict whether a patient will have remission of type 2 diabetes after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/11/5.htm
11 Oct 2013
Oral fluoroquinolones associated with increased dysglycemia risk in diabetics
Diabetic patients taking oral fluoroquinolones could have a higher risk for severe dysglycemia, according to a recent study.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/13/5.htm
13 Sep 2013
New score predicts dementia risk for type 2 diabetics
A dementia risk score specific to patients with type 2 diabetes was derived and validated by a recent study.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/13/6.htm
13 Sep 2013
Telmisartan and valsartan associated with fewer hospitalizations for cardiovascular events than other ARBs, study finds
In patients with diabetes, telmisartan and valsartan were associated with lower rates of hospitalization for cardiovascular events than other angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs), according to a recent retrospective study.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/08/09/5.htm
9 Aug 2013
Salsalate lowered HbA1c, inflammatory markers but increased LDL, urinary albumin in type 2 diabetics
Salsalate improved glycemic control and showed anti-inflammatory effects compared to placebo in adult patients with type 2 diabetes, a recent study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/12/6.htm
12 Jul 2013
Diabetes meeting features research on prevention, drug effects, complications
CHICAGO—Long-term effects of lifestyle modification and hospitalization rates for complications of diabetes and diabetes treatment were among the research findings presented at the American Diabetes Association's Scientific Sessions last month.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/12/5.htm
12 Jul 2013
ACP issues high-value care recommendations for inpatient glucose management
Intensive insulin therapy (IIT) for inpatient glycemic control can result in more harm than benefit, ACP's Clinical Guidelines Committee recently reminded clinicians in a best practice advice paper.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/14/7.htm
14 Jun 2013
Medicare prescribers use twice as many brand-name drugs as VA
Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes take many more brand-name drugs than similar patients treated in the Veterans Affairs (VA) system, adding as much as $1 billion per year to health care costs, a recent study found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/14/5.htm
14 Jun 2013
Bariatric surgery leads to short-term improved glycemic control and weight loss in moderately obese diabetics
Bariatric surgery in diabetic patients with a body mass index of 30 to 35 kg/m2 is associated with more short-term weight loss and better intermediate outcomes than nonsurgical treatments, but data on long-term effects are limited, a review found.
https://diabetes.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/14/6.htm
14 Jun 2013